{"id":89967,"date":"2025-06-27T02:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/barca-wants-to-shield-its-defense-three-renewals-in-sight_313261_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:28:12","slug":"barca-wants-to-shield-its-defense-three-renewals-in-sight_313261_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/barca-wants-to-shield-its-defense-three-renewals-in-sight_313261_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Bar\u00e7a wants to shield its defense: three renewals in sight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FC Barcelona accelerates its defensive planning with the aim of renewing Kound\u00e9, Eric Garc\u00eda and I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> wants to start the 2025\/26 season with a completely shielded defensive line, not only in terms of names, but also contractually. In this sense, it has been revealed that the Bar\u00e7a team is making arrangements to renew the defenders who have not yet extended their link with the institution.<\/p>  <p>The list includes <strong>I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/strong> and <strong>Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, whose contracts expire in 2026. As well as <strong>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong>, who culminates his link in 2027.<\/p>  <h2>Barcelona has already shielded Pau Cubars\u00ed and Ronald Araujo<\/h2>  <p>It is worth remembering that last season <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/pau-cubarsi-renews-his-contract-with-fc-barcelona-until-2029_310812_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/pau-cubarsi-renueva-su-contrato-con-fc-barcelona-hasta-2029_310812_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/pau-cubarsi-renews-his-contract-with-fc-barcelona-until-2029_310812_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Pau Cubars\u00ed renueva su contrato con el FC Barcelona hasta 2029\">already renewed <strong>Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/strong> (until 2029)<\/a> and <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/official-ronald-araujo-signs-his-renewal-with-fc-barcelona-until-2031_310321_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/ronald-araujo-firma-su-renovacion-con-fc-barcelona-hasta-2031_310321_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/transfers\/official-ronald-araujo-signs-his-renewal-with-fc-barcelona-until-2031_310321_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ronald Araujo firma su renovaci\u00f3n con el FC Barcelona hasta 2031\">Ronald Araujo (until 2031)<\/a>, in addition to the left back <strong>Gerard Mart\u00edn<\/strong> (until 2028). To this we must add <strong>Alejandro Balde<\/strong>, who still has several years of contract after signing his renewal until 2028.<\/p>  <p>As for <strong>Andreas Christensen<\/strong>, although his contract ends on June 30, 2026, the latest information suggests that <strong>his continuity is not assured<\/strong>. His situation points more to a possible departure during this summer market.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/barcelona-milan-interes-christensen-venta-posible_313243_102.html\" title=\"Andreas Christensen en el duelo entre el FC Barcelona y el AS M\u00f3naco en el Trofeo Joan Gamper 2024\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/fcbn-b7903d7eccca9d0d1c6b2794dd21b78d.jpeg\" alt=\"Andreas Christensen en el duelo entre el FC Barcelona y el AS M\u00f3naco en el Trofeo Joan Gamper 2024\" title=\"Andreas Christensen en el duelo entre el FC Barcelona y el AS M\u00f3naco en el Trofeo Joan Gamper 2024\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/barcelona-milan-interes-christensen-venta-posible_313243_102.html\" title=\"Christensen can leave this summer: Milan wants it and Bar\u00e7a ... Do you think about it\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Christensen can leave this summer: Milan wants it and Bar\u00e7a &#8230; Do you think about it             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>Returning to the subject of the defenders whose contractual extension is on the table \u2014<strong>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>Eric Garc\u00eda and I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/strong>\u2014, <em>Mundo Deportivo<\/em> states that the status of their respective contractual extensions is in different stages. Although with a clear intention of the club to close them as soon as possible.<\/p>  <h2>Kound\u00e9 case: predisposition, but without urgency<\/h2>  <p>It is asserted, for example, that with <strong>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong>, habitual right back of the team, there is no urgency to channel his renewal, given that he has a contract until 2027. However, the Barcelona entity <strong>has already shown its predisposition to extend it<\/strong>, within the framework of a positive relationship between the parties, which is visualized with long-term projection.<\/p>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jules Kound\u00e9 with Barcelona in the run-up to the match against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League\" data-id=\"1492087\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-9d40da08e3a2db3b73f369ed4cf5dd4e.jpeg\" title=\"Jules Kound\u00e9 with Barcelona in the run-up to the match against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">Jules Kound\u00e9 with Barcelona in the run-up to the match against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>In relation to this case, journalist <strong>Ben Jacobs<\/strong> reported in the middle of this month that <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> and <strong>Kound\u00e9<\/strong> are close to reaching a continuity agreement. This contractual extension would be well on track, although it would not be specified in this summer market.<\/p>  <p>This is because the Catalan team has <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/joan-garcia-has-already-signed-with-barca-contract-until-2031_313154_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/joan-garcia-ya-firmo-con-barca-contrato-hasta-2031_313154_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/transfers\/joan-garcia-has-already-signed-with-barca-contract-until-2031_313154_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Joan Garc\u00eda ya firm\u00f3 con el Bar\u00e7a: contrato hasta 2031\">other registration priorities such as Joan Garc\u00eda<\/a> and, after a hypothetical signing of <strong>Nico Williams<\/strong>, the formalization of a new link. However, the disposition is there, and it is not ruled out that, once the market is closed, the movement will be specified.<\/p>  <h2>Eric Garc\u00eda: priority to renew after a consecratory year<\/h2>  <p>As for <strong>Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, a player who earned a place after a 2024\/25 season in which he acted as a midfielder, central defender and right back, there seems to be a special speed. From the Catalan team they are more than clear about their policy: not to allow a player with a contract in his last year to leave for free.<\/p>  <p>This renewal would have the endorsement of <strong>Hansi Flick<\/strong>, and apparently conversations have already begun to channel it as soon as possible. There is a great predisposition for this to be the case, and some sources point to a proposal for three seasons.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/ultima-hora-nuevo-contrato-eric-garcia-con-barcelona-punto-cerrarse_312824_102.html\" title=\"RENEWALS: The new contract Eric Garc\u00eda will sign with Bar\u00e7a\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-49b367e14681c5a60f8b8dded8781e30.jpeg\" alt=\"RENEWALS: The new contract Eric Garc\u00eda will sign with Bar\u00e7a\" title=\"RENEWALS: The new contract Eric Garc\u00eda will sign with Bar\u00e7a\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/ultima-hora-nuevo-contrato-eric-garcia-con-barcelona-punto-cerrarse_312824_102.html\" title=\"BREAKING NEWS: Eric Garc\u00eda's new contract with Bar\u00e7a, about to be closed\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 BREAKING NEWS: Eric Garc\u00eda&#8217;s new contract with Bar\u00e7a, about to be closed             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>We will have to see how the negotiations advance, <strong>although it should not take too long<\/strong>, given the player&#8217;s desire to continue wearing the Blaugrana elastic. In turn, the Martorell native would not want to start the season with his future unresolved, so the answer could come soon.<\/p>  <h2>I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez, another open front for Bar\u00e7a<\/h2>  <p>Of the three cases mentioned, there is <strong>I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/strong>, whose contract ends in 2026. The club is also working on his renewal. As with <strong>Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> does not want any player to enter his last year of contract and be able to leave for free.<\/p>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez in the match between FC Barcelona and AS Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy\" data-id=\"1472848\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-90858376a57cb571ebd44655d1a3ba27.jpeg\" title=\"I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez in the match between FC Barcelona and AS Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez in the match between FC Barcelona and AS Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>Therefore, it would not be a surprise if his contract is extended soon, perhaps for one more season. The Basque was one of the best defenders of the season and, if he maintains his level, it would not be unreasonable to think of <strong>his continuity as an important piece<\/strong> in the defensive lineup.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FC Barcelona accelerates its defensive planning with the aim of renewing Kound\u00e9, Eric Garc\u00eda and I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez FC Barcelona wants to start the 2025\/26 season with a completely shielded defensive line, not only in terms of names, but also contractually. 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